How do I create a liability release form?

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How do I create a liability release form?

I want to start a hiking group on Facebook but I would feel safer if people

signed a form before going on a hike. What do I need to include in the form and

how do I make one? This would be a free group so I would not want to sink

personal money into one if possible.

Asked on November 11, 2018 under Personal Injury, Missouri

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 5 years ago | Contributor

Any liability release form needs to state that the participant acknolwedges that hiking is a potentially dangerous activity and that the participant assumes the normal or common risks that come from hiking and agrees to not sue over or for them. You can't protect yourself from lawsuits if you do something wrong--e.g. if you end up knocking someone down a cliff somehow--but you can protect yourself from the normal risks (turned ankle; slipping and falling; poison ivy/oak; wildlife attack) that are alway present while hiking as long as you get the participant to acknowledge (and sign, confirming acknowledgment) those risks.


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